No pessimist discovered the secrets of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.
Your success and happiness lie in you.
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant g...
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
The bulk of the world's knowledge is an imaginary construction.
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.
It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong but it will advance its allotted length.
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. ... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
I do not want the peace which pass-eth understanding I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Believe when you are most unhappy that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain life is not in vain.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.